Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
Holman Bible
Then his sister
International Standard Version
Then his sister positioned herself some distance away in order to find out what would happen to him.
A Conservative Version
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
American Standard Version
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Amplified
And his sister [Miriam] stood some distance away to find out what would happen to him.
Darby Translation
And his sister stood afar off to see what would happen to him.
Julia Smith Translation
And his sister will stand afar off to know what will be done to him.
King James 2000
And his sister stood far off, to know what would be done to him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.
Modern King James verseion
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And his sister stood afar off, to wete what would come of it.
NET Bible
His sister stationed herself at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
New Heart English Bible
His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
The Emphasized Bible
Then did his sister station herself at a distance, - to see what would be done to him.
Webster
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
World English Bible
His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.
Youngs Literal Translation
and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.
Themes
Bible stories for children » The baby's cry that won his way to a palace
Children » Fondness and care of mothers for
Egypt » History of israel in » Moses exposed on the nile
Jochebed » Nurses moses when he is adopted by pharaoh's daughter
miriam » Watched over moses when he was in the little basket
moses » A levite and son of amram
moses » Moses and Christ - a parallel » Both were preserved in childhood
Interlinear
Yatsab
Rachowq
Yada`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 2:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Birth And Early Life Of Moses
3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile. 4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him. 5 Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 15:20
And Miriam, the woman prophet, the sister of Aaron, took an instrument of music in her hand; and all the women went after her with music and dances.
Numbers 26:59
Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom he had in Egypt: by Amram she had Moses and Aaron and their sister Miriam.
Numbers 12:1-15
Now Miriam and Aaron said evil against Moses, because of the Cushite woman to whom he was married, for he had taken a Cushite woman as his wife.
Numbers 20:1
In the first month all the children of Israel came into the waste land of Zin, and put up their tents in Kadesh; there death came to Miriam, and they put her body to rest in the earth.
Micah 6:4
For I took you up out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.